Quick summary
- Term
- Registrar
- Plain-English definition
- A registrar is a company authorized to register and manage domain names for customers.
- Technical definition
- A registrar is a company authorized to register and manage domain names for customers.
- Commonly confused with
- Related domain, DNS, registrar, API, or agent-infrastructure terms.
Definition
A registrar is a company authorized to register and manage domain names for customers.
Why it matters
Registrars provide the interface and services customers use to register, renew, transfer, and manage domains.